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1 day ago · English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States of America. English is the third-most spoken native language , after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish ; [8] it is also the most widely learned second language in the ...
1 day ago · The Spanish–American War brought an end to almost four centuries of Spanish presence in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. The defeat and loss of the Spanish Empire's last remnants was a profound shock to Spain's national psyche and provoked a thorough philosophical and artistic reevaluation of Spanish society known as the Generation of '98.
4 days ago · The Maya occupied the Maya Region, an area that is now part of the modern countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador; the conquest began in the early 16th century and is generally considered to have ended in 1697. Before the conquest, Maya territory contained a number of competing kingdoms.
1 day ago · Atrocities. Twenty-six republicans were assassinated by Franco's Nationalists at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, between August and September 1936. This mass grave is located at the small town of Estépar, in Burgos Province. The excavation occurred in July–August 2014.
3 days ago · Galicia ( / ɡəˈlɪʃ ( i) ə / gə-LISH (-ee)-ə; [3] Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθjɐ] or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ]; [a] [b] Spanish: Galicia) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. [4] Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra .
1 day ago · The majority of Judaeo-Spanish speaking people resided in the Ottoman Empire, although a large minority on the northern Coast of Morocco and Algeria existed. As such, words of Turkish origin were incorporated into the language. Examples include emrenear ('rejoice') from Turkish imrenmek.
1 day ago · Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States. Over 42 million people aged five or older speak Spanish at home. [1] Spanish is also the most learned language other than English, [3] with about 8 million students. Estimates count up to 57 million native speakers, heritage language speakers, and second-language speakers.
